diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py
index 3c30338..f57b454 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance.py
@@ -1237,8 +1237,22 @@ def update_fields(module, request, response):
         machine_type_update(module, request, response)
     if response.get('shieldedInstanceConfig') != request.get('shieldedInstanceConfig'):
         shielded_instance_config_update(module, request, response)
+    if response.get("tags") != request.get("tags"):
+        tag_fingerprint_update(module,request,response)
 
 
+
+
+def tag_fingerprint_update(module, request, response):
+    auth = GcpSession(module, 'compute')
+    if not module.params.get('tags'):
+        module.params['tags'] = {}
+    module.params['tags']['fingerprint'] = response.get('tags', {}).get('fingerprint')
+    auth.post(
+        ''.join(["https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/", "projects/{project}/zones/{zone}/instances/{name}/setTags"]).format(**module.params),
+        InstanceTags(module.params.get('tags', {}), module).to_request(),
+    )
+
 def label_fingerprint_update(module, request, response):
     auth = GcpSession(module, 'compute')
     auth.post(